Found January 30, 2013 on Knickswag: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Not many teams in NBA history can say that they have a 6-time All-Star who is currently the second or sometimes third man off their bench.  The Knicks are currently blessed with the ability to start Carmelo Anthony at the power forward position, only to have a BETTER power forward come in off the bench and move Melo back to his natural small forward position.  This man we speak of is Amar’e Stoudemire and Amar’e, please note, New York Knicks fans still love you, and will be forever grateful for you choosing to sign here and turning this franchise around. Since Stat returned to us on January 1st against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Knicks are just 6-6, but let’s not forget that Amar’e returned to the Knicks just 7 days after we lost our starting point guard, Raymond Felton for a month with the pinkie issue.  Amar’e has been nothing short of great and has really thrived in this “bench role.”  Averaging just 22 minutes per contest, Stat is shooting 52% from the field and adding 12 p...
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